Mr. President. if the Senator from New York will pardon me. let me say that he misinterprets his own documents and letters in that respect. Of course. under the Immigration Act and the administration of that act in connection with the general immigration laws. the Immigration Service is responsible. and has authority. We have not changed that situation. In that respect. the word of the consul and the word of the immigration official are final. and they can veto each other. if they wish to do so. But in regard to the question of who is a displaced person. and whether an applicant for admission into the United States as a displaced person was in Germany on the cutoff date. and whether he comes within the IRO categories. neither the consular official nor the immigration official can veto the findings of the officials of the Displaced Persons Commission. The findings of the officials of the Displaced Persons Commission are final. That is why Mr. LHeureux asked the Judiciary Committee to give to the consular service and to the Immigration Service that additional authority. His statements are in the record. If those Services now have that authority. as the Senator from New York says they have. then why does he object to having such a provision included in this bill?
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